Monday, April 24, 2017

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop: A Sara Thing Kit

Thanks for joining us for our NEW#APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop! I was so super excited to get the A Sara Thing kit this month, and to be asked to join a Blog Hop using this kit :-D AAANND, even more excited to find out that we're doing a GIVEAWAY...details just above the NEXT button near the bottom of the post.

My take on the kit was inspired by the black and white stripes, and I tried to stay as close to the kit supplies as possible for you. For my Best Actor box/bag, I used a bit of the washi tape on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, and attached it to a "bagalope" (made from an envelope from the kit) with a little office supply brad. I used the watercolor pencils and brush that came with the kit, and watercolored right onto the white space on the envelope. Then I used the 'BEST' stamp right over the dried watercolor. To get the word 'ACTOR', I stamped some other words from the set onto scrap Whisper White card stock, and cut them out before adhering to the front of the box/bag. I found out I could watercolor with the pencils on Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, so I punched out some blue stars from that for accents on the box.

I went a little off the reservation with the film reel, because my son came downstairs and suggested I make one with an empty ribbon spool, and that bell could not be unrung! I used Silver Metallic Foil Paper on each side of the spool and then cut little squares from Basic Black card stock to go around the edges. The "film" going around and coming off the spool is the same washi tape from the kit. The 'SCRIPT' is a mini composition book covered with Basic Black card stock, and some of that same washi on the spine, with the words handwritten using the Chalk Marker.

For my Best Actress card, I made the card similar to the box, and did my trick on scrap Whisper White to cut out the different letters I needed. Then I used some pieces from a heart shape included in the kit, which I cut out in what looked to me like theater mask shapes. I watercolored those lightly and drew in the faces. ETA: I also felt like the black card base needed some dazzle, so I swiped over the whole thing with Clear Wink of Stella before I adhered all the other bits of the card onto it. Shimmer is difficult to photograph adequately (at least I have a hard time with it), so you'll just have to trust me when I tell you how *glamorous* it looks in person ;-)

Don't blame me if you've fallen in love with this kit. Blame Sara ;-) You can grab the A Sara Thing Refill Kit on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store (as long as supplies last). This includes the consumables only, which is everything but the stamp set & ink...but you DO get the free watercolor pencils and paintbrush! By the way, you're gonna have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to buy whatever's available, so go ahead and sign up HERE to get your email address in the system first! I'm sure they will sell out fast, so you'll want to be ready to check out ASAP.

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY: To be entered into a drawing for a FREE "A Sara Thing" Paper Pumpkin Kit, you must leave a comment on EVERY blog. Drawing closes on Saturday, April 29th at 9 PM EST. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 1, 2017.

NEXT UP: Click the button below to check out the Artful Inker, Sarah Levin!

Hi Kimberley, I really like your creative idea about the Actor box. However, where is that little bell that you said cannot be "unrung?" The box creation shows your creative talent. I loved seeing what you could make.

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